RIU - Research Into Use
 
 
Strategy and approaches

The RIU African Country Programmes revised and rationalised their work after the mid-term review in 2009.

Malawi RIU has four strategic priorities:
  • Facilitating the establishment of the National Innovation Coalition based around existing institutions and individuals that will support the development of innovation systems approaches.
  • Facilitating farmers' empowerment to participate in Innovation Systems
  • Facilitating a knowledge, information and communication support and learning group which would also provide input to Innovation Platforms
  • Facilitating development of Innovation Platforms at national, district and area levels.

Early success
RIU generated interest from other donors to channel funds through the innovative institutional arrangements:
  • DBSA on fisheries platform - 4.8m Euros
  • Irish AID on legumes - US$4.75m; and
  • AGRA



RIU Malawi innovation platform aims to increase availability of quality fingerlings. March 2010 (5:54)   RIUtv
 
 
 
 
 
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